Our 2018-2019 season is in the planning mode, and will be announced March 2018.

We attended the Milwaukee Generals for non-equity actors. For local actors who missed the Milwaukee Generals, please see information here about our open call on Monday, March 19 (this replaces a previous March 5 date).

FIRST STAGE is proud to employ between 30-40 professional actors every season, and there are opportunities for Internships, Understudies, and Teaching Artist Fellows. FIRST STAGE employs Actor’s Equity Association Actors and Non-Equity actors under a Theatre For Young Audience (TYA) Contract.

First Stage is one of the nation’s largest professional theatre for young audiences. We are an Equity theatre that also hires non-equity actors, Teaching Artist Felows, and understudies for most shows. Contracts run in length from six to nine weeks. We do age-appropriate casting for are young roles, and cast anywhere from five to twenty-five young performers per show. We also are interested in actors who have experience or potential as teaching artists either in our Education department or our nationally acclaimed Theatre Academy.